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A personal blog by a graying (mostly Anglo with light African-American roots) gay left leaning liberal progressive married college-educated Buddhist Baha'i BBC/NPR-listening Professor Emeritus now following the Dharma in Minas Gerais, Brasil.
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Each of us has a deep yearning for connection. That’s one of the reasons why loneliness kills. And if that’s true, then the opposite of loneliness—our feeling of connection with others—has to be good for us.
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Building
concentration is like sharpening the sword that cuts off the head of
delusion. On its own, concentration doesn’t get you anywhere. But
concentration can make any meditation practice easier, sharper, and more
effective.
Dr. Jay Michaelson, “Jhana: The Spice Your Meditation Has Been Missing”
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Be
in harmony with each breath, each moment, and know that in giving
yourself this time to develop awareness and a steadiness of attention
you are nourishing spirit, head and heart. Let it be an adventure, and
in the silence and the stillness that comes with practice you’ll
discover wonders here for you, now.
Elana Rosenbaum, “Guided Meditation: Awareness of Breathing”
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Past
karma shapes your experience of the world. It exists; there is not much
you can do about it. Yet, you are also constantly creating new karma,
and that gives you a golden opportunity. With your reaction to each
experience, you create the karma that will color your future.
Trungram Gyalwa Rinpoche, “The Power of the Third Moment”
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